Quick-strike rigs and tip-ups

[Rick]

Quick-strike, means set the hook quickly. Don't wait. High percentage hook-up and very Catch & release friendly.

Don't be afraid to use mono or fireline for a walleye quick-strike rig. Check often for abrasion and re-tie if necessary.

[Steve Foss]

Strike it right away. A strong pull straight away from the direction the line is traveling gets things off on the right track and lessens the pressure of the line against the hole on the hookset.

If you've got the rig right and have one set of hooks in the head, you almost always make the set, because pike either grab the fish by the head or grab by the side and turn it head first into their mouths.

Another hint. Go with small hooks on the quick-strikes. They penetrate easier, hold just fine and I think the fish feel them less when they pick them up. Sometimes when I've had the double-hook rigs and only had bigger hooks on them and was using dead bait, I'd put the big hook into the bait and leave the small one to hook the pike.

Good luck.

[Guest]

I used quick strike rigs for years but when circle hooks became available a couple of years ago I tried them and use them full time. The fish hook themselves in the corner of the mouth and can be released unharmed. The success ratio of fish caught to bites is much higher. One morning two of us had thirty six hits and caught thirty four pike,all released.Circle hooks also work great dead sticking for walleyes and bank fishing for catfish.

[FishTracker]

I also use circle hooks for most of my fishing. From ice fishing for crappies last year, fishing on Mille Lacs last summer and catfishing from the bank of the Minnesota. All the fish caught were on the corner of their mouths and released immediately.

[Guest]

Bingo, be sure to try circle hooks on tip ups, they do the very job well.

Circle hooks work great on deadstick sets for all types of fish.

I pinch back the barbs on them all, you do not need the barb to land the fish on a circle hook.

A partridge JB hook or a kahle and a large circle hook is a very good set up for a quick strike rig. You just put steady pressure on the line tell it stops and they are set, pull the fish in on a tight line.

I gave up on trebles on quick strike rigs long ago.

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Backwater Eddy..><sUMo>

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[Steve Foss]

That's good thinking. Eddy, what size and model circle hook do you use?

[Guest]

I am a Gamakatsu fan, but Eagle Claw feather lights are good, as are VMC's.

For gators I would go 6-7 O/T Gamakatsu's depending the size of the bait offerings you set.

For walleye the Eagle Claw Feather light circle hooks would be the ticket.

Rule of thumb is use a circle hook 2 times larger in size then you would a straight shank hook under the same circumstances. This it to sure you leave enough of the throat of the hook open so it can do it's job properly.

DO NOT fill the gap of the hook up with bait, if you do you will miss the run for sure.

For perch and other pan fish, tiny glow Gamakatsue's are tough to beat. The Red can be good too.

Hook size is far from consistent from one Co to another. A 6 O/T from Gamakatsu is way different then a 6 O/T from VMC. From model to model they do vary too.

For ice fishing I would look at the straight shank circles more then the off set style. You get a better in line hook-up on average.

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Backwater Eddy..><sUMo>

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[This message has been edited by Backwater Eddy (edited 11-14-2002).]

[Guest]

I've been making my own quick strike leaders for about 12 years. I use uncoated 7strand wire 28# for pike with # 10 or #12 trebles and 8# with #14 trebles for walleye. When i make my rigs I make a small loop for the bottom hook, then another loop up higher for the second hook. When your flag goes up set the hook when you feel the fish on the line. The small hooks slides the corner of the fishes mouth. The flesh there is softer so you get a better hook-up. I belive HT also offers a quickstrike rig with the VB hooks.

[Rick]

They really are very easy to make and you save money making them yourself.

[TUMBLEWEED]

I have come up with my own set-up for
quick strike rigs. I use 40lb Iron Thread
as my leader(very supple,yet rigid when
you set the hook). Sadly, I don't think they make it anymore?? A nice heavy ball-bearing
swivel starts this rig out.Now I add an in-line bullet weight. Next, I put on several rattle beads sandwiching a larger hi-vis
bead in between.(I tank test this to get
a neutral buoyancy) Then I add a bobber
stop bead so I can put the beads up or
down the leader. Finally, I end the rig
with a snap swivel and a Eagle Claw LAzer
treble.

Fish come in when they see or hear the
beads going with the minnow's struggles
and...well...FLAGGG!!!!!!!!!!